

Brady’s Escape
1983-12-08 · 96 min · ★ 5.7
This movie is about the love and protection of a man from another culture for the lowly horsemen of the the plains in Hungary during World War II.
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- Directors
- Pál Gábor
- Production companies
- HBO, Mafilm
- Countries
- United States of America, Hungary
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
John SavageJ.W. Brady
Kelly RenoMiki
Ildikó BánságiKlara
László MensárosDr. Josef Dussek
Ferenc BácsWortmann
Mátyás UszticsSwede
Sándor HalmágyiBarbar
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